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Call Schuette to Revoke Line 5 Easement

The Canadian oil transport company, Enbridge, knew that the coating on their Line 5 pipeline has been damaged for at least three years. But time and time again, they have lied by telling us and the State of Michigan that their pipeline that runs through the heart of the Great Lakes is in "like new condition."

Stop the Lies - Shut down Line 5

The State says they are frustrated by the Enbridge lies. But that is not enough. Attorney General Bill Schuette has the authority - today - to shut down the pipeline. It's not enough to be frustrated. Now is the time for him to act.

Monday, November 6 is a day of action. Make a phone call to AG Schuette and report your call below. It's time for all of us to demand that he revoke Enbridge's easement to use the Great Lakes and begin the process of decommissioning Line 5 now.

Will You Make the Call?

Call AG Schuette's office: 517-373-1110

Use the following TALKING POINTS to help develop your message:

Enbridge has repeatedly been caught with a failing, incurable Line 5 which it can no longer fix, and is covering it up. Last week they admitted they knew about missing protective coating in 2014 and didn't tell the state until this year.

It's a double standard to give this company chance after chance to comply with the law when the average citizen doesn't get such breaks.

The Attorney General has the authority and mandate to revoke the easement under which Enbridge is operating -- the public owns the waters and Enbridge is a guest. It’s up to Enbridge to prove it can operate It's time for the Attorney General to act.

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Receptionist answered the phone cordially and said she would pass on the info. However it sounded like she was tired of these calls.

Annette Kukek
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2017-11-07 09:25:40 -0500

I was told thank you very much.

Julie Ortiz
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2017-11-07 09:24:03 -0500

Leo Forster
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2017-11-07 09:16:59 -0500

Lucynda Thrushman
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2017-11-07 08:22:09 -0500

I have a home and business on lake huron, when I called the women asked me what was going on, I was on hold 6 times and I told her we are done, shut it down. those of us with businesses on lake huron need the water clean to survive as do millions who need fresh water!

Leslie Miler
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2017-11-07 07:02:31 -0500

Peggy Daub
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2017-11-07 00:22:31 -0500

Leslie See
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2017-11-06 23:41:42 -0500

June Thaden
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2017-11-06 21:48:48 -0500

June Thaden: I phoned Schuette’s office about 4:47pm. A very pleasant woman answered, listened to my call and said she’d relay my info. I certainly would be interesting to know the total number of calls. Some of the groups pushing calling just gave a phone number, so there are probably more than the number of calls that went through Oil & Water Don’t Mix site.

November 6 DAY OF ACTION. Make the call to AG Schuette. Shut Down Line 5! Please join me in making the phone call!

Sarah Naperala
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2017-11-06 21:20:46 -0500

Lauren Moore
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2017-11-06 20:57:07 -0500

Voicemail full. Sent this email:

To: miag@mi.gov

Subject: The Line 5 Disaster — Don’t Let It Be Your Legacy

Date: Mon, Nov 06, 2017 08:49 PM

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

I’m writing to plead with you to immediately close down Enbridge’s Line 5. How can we let a company continually violate our laws like this? They just admitted lying about problems with Line 5, and they did the same thing in Kalamazoo:

’Official Price of the Enbridge Kalamazoo Spill, A Whopping $1,039,000,000

The spill, which went unaddressed for over 17 hours, was exacerbated by Enbridge’s failed response according to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). At a hearing last year the NTSB’s chair Deborah Hersman likened the company to a band of Keystone Kops for their bungled response, which included twice pumping additional crude into the line – accounting for 81 percent of the total release – before initiating emergency shut down.

The disaster revealed numerous internal problems within Enbridge that were further described by the NTSB as “pervasive organizational failures.”’

Failure to put an end to their breaking of our laws and endangering our beautiful state is not simply a policy decision. It cannot be reversed when (not “if”) disaster happens.

Protect Michigan. Before it is too late.

Sincerely,

Lauren Moore

Janet Swartz
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2017-11-06 20:30:44 -0500

Called too late….office closed. Not able to leave a message. Mail box was full.

Sara Schenck
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2017-11-06 20:11:26 -0500

Ann Rogers
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2017-11-06 19:49:24 -0500

Had a real person answer.

Said she would relay the message.

Billiruth Wickey
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2017-11-06 19:36:40 -0500

I tried to call several times throughout the day. I got a busy signal twice, was disconnected five times, and when I finally did get an answer I was told I couldn’t leave a message because the mailbox was full.

Lorraine Dykstra
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2017-11-06 19:27:30 -0500

I called after 5 pm and the system was not taking messages. Sorry I missed this. Would it be helpful to call tomorrow or is that too late?

Linda McGill
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2017-11-06 19:25:10 -0500

I called after hours when I saw the email message with phone number…no answer…could not leave as message as the “mailbox was full.”

Perry Harmon
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2017-11-06 19:00:28 -0500

Diane Meyer
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2017-11-06 18:34:12 -0500

Judith Graham
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2017-11-06 17:52:52 -0500

The office was closed and the mailbox was full, so I could not leave a message.

Ann Swaney
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2017-11-06 17:50:32 -0500

I called, line was busy. Next time I called no one answered & mailbox was “full.”

Kim Gribi
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2017-11-06 17:44:02 -0500

I’m a little curious. When others called, did they bother to ask your name or where you were calling from? I started to state reasons why I was asking Schuette to shut down line 5, and she didn’t want to hear a word of it. Makes me a little nervous about what type of feedback they were really recording.

Jan O'Connell
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2017-11-06 17:32:09 -0500

I called twice and got a busy signal and then around 4:40pm I got through but the mailbox was full : (

Wayne Say
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2017-11-06 17:16:38 -0500

Just hung up phone—asked AG to decommission line 5 and remove ENbridge from easement. Will send copy to Governor

Also wrote a letter I’ll send as well. Theme to my letter was “Line 5, Unsafe at any speed.” for those of you who recall the Corvair.

Peter Heilemann
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2017-11-06 17:12:10 -0500

Vanessa Jelsma
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2017-11-06 17:06:11 -0500

I attempted to call, but I was sent right to voicemail and the voicemail box was full so I couldn’t leave a message.